Registration Opens on Major Annual EEO Conference
The EEOC has opened registration for the largest annual conference on EEO policies applying to federal employees, the Examining Conflicts …More
Federal Manager’s Daily Report
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GSA’s Federal Acquisition Service “needs to improve its award and administration controls to ensure consulting contracts are properly planned and …More
VA Questioned on Use of Expanded Disciplinary Powers
A half-dozen Senate Democrats, including the ranking Democrat on the Veterans Affairs Committee, Sen. Jon Tester of Montana, have questioned …More
Prospects Uncertain for Wider Changes to Disciplinary Policies
A letter from a group of Senate Democrats questioning the VA’s use of its enhanced disciplinary policies–which some of its …More
Concerns Raised about Federal Employee Personal Data Security
The chairmen of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee and two of its subcommittees have told OPM that they …More
Postal IG Seeks Tighter Controls of Vehicle Expense Cards
The Postal Service IG has raised concerns about management of the Voyager credit cards the agency uses to pay for …More
More Guidance Needed on Using Telework to Save Space, Says GAO
Reducing the need for office space is a commonly cited benefit, and goal, of telework but agencies are not reaping …More
FLRA Revises Electronic Filing System
The FLRA has revised its electronic filing system for appeals and other filings in arbitration, negotiability, unfair labor practice and …More
Secret Service Understaffing: Congress Extends Overtime Waiver
The Senate has joined the House in passing a bill responding to understaffing and the resulting surge in required overtime …More
Test of Enhanced Workstation Security Launched
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence has started a program to test improvements in workstation security, particularly in …More
Policy Issued on Procurements through Online Portals
GSA and OMB have issued an implementation plan to carry out a provision of the 2018 DoD authorization bill directing …More
More Training on Whistleblower Rights Recommended for FBI
The Justice Department IG has recommended that the FBI strengthen the training provided to its supervisors and managers to ensure …More
OSC Presses Case on Veterans’ Reinstatement Rights
In a case that underscores agency obligations under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act, the Office of Special …More
More Concerns Raised about Border Patrol Staffing Problems
In the latest of a series of reports about under-staffing at the Border Patrol, GAO has said that shortages are …More
Partnership, SEA Find Positives in Management Agenda
The newly issued President’s Management Agenda reflects several good-government approaches that have been long under consideration, the Partnership for Public …More
Unions Seek to Keep FLRA Structure Unchanged
A coalition of 20 unions with representation in the federal workplace have asked Congress to prevent the FLRA from carrying …More
FOIA-Related Lawsuits Not Triggering Discipline, Says GAO
The Freedom of Information Act allows requesters to sue an agency in federal court if they are dissatisfied with the …More
Federal Workforce Still Getting More Top-Heavy in Age
Newly reported data from OPM show that the federal workforce is continuing to grow more top-heavy in its age distribution, …More
Cloud.gov Open-Source Platform Speeds Development, Requirements Process
IT development in the federal government has earned its reputation for being a painfully slow process but Cloud.gov, the government’s …More
Agencies Told to Report on Student Loan Reimbursements
OPM has told agencies to report on their calendar year 2017 use of student loan reimbursements, one authority agencies can …More
Management-Related Bills Advance
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee has approved: HR-2846, to broaden the authority of agencies to seek voluntary feedback …More
MSPB Finds Use of Supervisory Probationary Period Lacking
Federal agencies “rarely use the supervisory and managerial probationary period to take action against unsuccessful leaders,” the MSPB has said …More
Army Diverted Civilian Pay Money for Other Purposes, Says Audit
Army officials overestimated the number of civilian positions the agency would need for fiscal 2017 and then used the excess …More
Report Makes Business Case for Work-Life Balance Programs
In a report finding that more federal employees want to participate in work-life balance programs but are frustrated at least …More
New Restrictions on VA Purchase Cards Proposed
A bipartisan bill (HR-5215) sponsored by members of the House Veterans Affairs oversight subcommittee would require the department to revoke …More
OPM Outlines Focus on Conduct, Performance Issues
OPM has said that in the remainder of this fiscal year and next it will “review and update, as needed, …More
Space Consolidation Effort Yields Mixed Results
Seventeen of the 24 largest departments and independent agencies reduced their space in 2016 but of those, seven did not …More
OPM Plans Changes to Hiring Policies
OPM has previewed the Trump administration’s plans for changes to federal hiring practices, which would include amending a 2010 Obama …More
New Strategies for Assessing Candidates Planned
An OPM document in support of the administration’s budget proposal says the agency will address a concern that hiring managers …More
Employee Separation Trends Little Changed in Fiscal 2017
Contrary to predictions of a significant exodus–either voluntary or involuntary–of employees once the Trump administration took over, separations of federal …More
